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Construction waste for climate protection in the ocean?

New mesocosm experiment on Gran Canaria using ground concrete demolition waste

08.09.2026 · GEOMAR
“MeerZukunft” in Hamburg

A DAM parliamentary evening highlighted the role of research in the tension between the use and protection of Hamburg’s Elbe River

28.08.2026 · DAM
Offshore wind farms could alter precipitation patterns

Hereon researchers investigate the potential climate impacts of expanding wind energy

20.08.2026 · HEREON
New Project Brings Hydrogen to Passenger Ships

Researchers develop metal hydride storage for energy supply in ports

03.08.2026 · HEREON
BEACONSplus

New €6 million Horizon Europe project to build climate resilience in coastal communities across the Atlantic

23.07.2026 · ZMT
62% of Hydrothermal Vent Molluscs Now Threatened by Deep-Sea Mining

An update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals that 62% of endemic hydrothermal vent molluscs worldwide are now at risk of extinction

10.07.2026 · SAM
Expedition to Hess Rise in the Northwest Pacific Begins

SONNE Expedition SO320/1 Investigates One of the World’s Largest Oceanic Plateaus.

21.05.2026 · GEOMAR
Sustainable lightweight construction with magnesium and seashell

For the first time, researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon have produced a magnesium foam made entirely from natural marine raw materials.

21.05.2026 · Hereon
Better life under protection?

ALKOR expedition AL652 investigates fish communities and algae in the Baltic Sea.

15.05.2026 · GEOMAR
Handbook on Conservation and the Sustainable Use of the Ocean

the interplay between ecological, economic and social aspects of ocean use and conservation

12.05.2026 · RIFS
Novel Approach unpicks Iron Chemistry in the South Pacific Ocean

Organic matter diversity determines how much iron is available for marine life

28.04.2026 · GEOMAR
Offshore Wind Energy and Marine Ecosystems: Scientific Perspectives in the German Bundestag

Parliamentary Breakfast Hosted by DAM, the DAM Research Mission sustainMare, and BMFTR

23.04.2026 · DAM
Gone with the wind

New Hereon study investigates uncertainties in calculating offshore wind power production in the North Sea

16.04.2026 · HEREON
Flowering dikes improve coastal protection

Researchers from Leibniz University Hannover’s Ludwig Franzius Institute have investigated how coastal dikes can be made more resilient in the face of extreme weather events.

07.04.2026 · FZK
Offshore wind farms affect sediment dynamics

New Hereon model study reveals spatial shifts in silt and carbon in the North Sea

26.03.2026 · HEREON

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News

All press releases and news from the DAM

Construction waste for climate protection in the ocean?

“MeerZukunft” in Hamburg

Offshore wind farms could alter precipitation patterns

New Project Brings Hydrogen to Passenger Ships

BEACONSplus

62% of Hydrothermal Vent Molluscs Now Threatened by Deep-Sea Mining

Expedition to Hess Rise in the Northwest Pacific Begins

Sustainable lightweight construction with magnesium and seashell

Better life under protection?

Handbook on Conservation and the Sustainable Use of the Ocean

Novel Approach unpicks Iron Chemistry in the South Pacific Ocean

Offshore Wind Energy and Marine Ecosystems: Scientific Perspectives in the German Bundestag

Gone with the wind

Flowering dikes improve coastal protection

Offshore wind farms affect sediment dynamics

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